Cancelled/Postponed/Rescheduled Games

[robjim]

Lightning Injures 40 Texas Football Players, Coaches

POSTED: 1:52 am EDT September 15, 2004

UPDATED: 11:19 am EDT September 15, 2004

GRAPELAND, Texas -- About 40 players and coaches with the Grapeland High School football team in East Texas were hurt when the lightning struck as they finished up practice Tuesday evening. Twenty high school football players have been hospitalized from injuries. Another 20 players and coaches from Grapeland High School also were hurt.

Superintendent Buddy Sumrall told The Associated Press that one of the players was in guarded condition after being taken to a burn center in Galveston. Nineteen others were spending the night in hospitals under observation.

Sumrall described the incident as "a freak thing." He said it started raining as the players were running sprints and the team was preparing to head for their locker room when the lightning struck. He said no previous lightning had been seen.

Police Chief Roger Dickey said there were thunderstorms in nearby towns, but that they hadn't yet reached Grapeland when the strike occurred. He said coaches and players had no warning.

The force of the electrical charge was powerful enough to knock players down -- or backward several feet.

 

Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Edited September 15, 2004 by robjim

[HTV]

I just heard on the radio that all Alabama high school games for this week have been cancelled.  They will be played on week 11.  I just wonder if Tennessee high schools will follow along with this too.

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Not likely. Much of Alabama will take a direct hit from Ivan, while Tennessee will primarily get rain from it. The current forecast has Ivan getting to Tennessee on Friday, and with most teams playing on Thursday, they will miss the worst of the storm.

[robjim]

Just spoke with Mike Ellison, AD@CPA, and the Nashville Christian vs CPA game has been moved to Thursday night @ 7:00

[basketballfan2003]

Shelbyville at Hillsboro moved to Thursday

[bd4vols]

Siegel at LaVergne moved to Thursday...in Fact, all Rutherford County teams have moved their games to Thursday.

[wcsports]

Cookeville at Warren County has been moved to 7pm Thursday.

[adidas23]

The Scott/Kingston game got moved to Thursday.

[bhsOL]

Blackman @ Smyrna moved to Thursday

[bassteel]

Tullahoma @ Overton has been moved to Thursday

[XtremeLoco]

Prob already been said, but Rockwood Vs. Wartburg moved to Thursday. Along with most of East Tennessee.

[williec]

Brian, I talked to Coach Satterfield and the Oakdale/Greenback game has been rescheduled for tomorrow night (Thursday) at 7:30 kickoff time.

[CHSpanther]

THe Cleveland /Red Bank game has been changed to Thursday Night @ Cleveland 7:30 PM